Course: Conversation about Czech-German Relations

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Course title Conversation about Czech-German Relations
Course code KGER/KON
Organizational form of instruction Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study 2
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Němec Miroslav, doc. Dr. phil.
Course content
1. Introduction 2. Chronicle of Dalimil 3. Golden Bull of Emperor Charles IV 4. Four Articles of Prague 5. Renewed Land Ordinance of 1627 6. Palacký's letter to the Frankfurt Assembly in 1848 7. Masaryk's address to the National Assembly in 1918 8. The Karlsbader Programm of the Sudeten German Party of 1937 9. Munich Agreement 1938 10. Invasion of German troops: Milena Jesenská 1939 11. Beneš decrees (selected) of 1945 12. Czech-German Declaration of 1997 13. Versöhnungskitsch 2019 14. Course evaluation and granting credits

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified, unspecified, unspecified, unspecified
Learning outcomes
The course will discuss Czech-German relations from the times of medieval colonization to the present day on the example of basic German-language period texts, to students known from history in high school.
The student - is able to work critically with German-language primary and secondary sources; - is able to identify a problem independently and interpret the text; - improved their ability to argue in discussions; - improved in writing; - expanded vocabulary in the field of history and culture; - is familiar with the geography of the German-speaking area; - is familiar with the historical and cultural development of German-speaking areas.
Prerequisites
None

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
To obtain credit - Active participation in seminars based on reading assignment - Oral presentation with a ppt presentation
Recommended literature
  • Alexander, M. Quellen zu den deutsch-tschechischen Beziehungen 1848 bis heute. Darmstadt, 2005.
  • Brandes, D. Die Vertreibung als negativer Lernprozess: Vorbilder und Ursachen der Vertreibung der Deutschen. 2005.
  • Hoffmann, R. J./Harasko, A. Odsun. Die Vertreibung der Sudetendeutschen. Begleitband zur Ausstellung. 2 Bde. München, 1995.
  • Koschmal, W./Nekula, M./Rogall, J. (Hrsg.). Deutsche und Tschechen. Geschichte ? Kultur ? Politik. München, 2001.


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